Fountain pen support



Aug. 15, 1933. L, GRIFFITH FOUNTAIN PEN SUPPORT Filed Nov. '7, 1932 nuentor Z9 LAWRENCE GRIFFITH om (Ittornegs Patented Aug. 15, 1933 FOUNTAIN PEN SUPPORT Lawrence Grilith, Yonkers, N. Y. p Application November '1, 1932. Serial No. 641,525

12 Claims.

An important object of the present invention is to provide improved means for supporting the closure cap of a fountain pen in a position to serve as a convenient desk holder for the Other objects o hereinafter.

In the drawing, Fig..1 is a side view of one form of the improved pen support, with a supported pen; l

Fig. 2 a top plan View of said pen support and pen; 1

Fig. 3 an end view, attaching stud on the together with a rear View of the supporting ear which interlocks with said stud; i

Fig. 4a sectional side view of the' fountain pen cap and its attaching stud;

Fig. 5 an end View of a modifie attaching stud;

Fig. 6 a longitudinal sectional view of the cap provided with said modied stud; i

Fig. 'l a view showing a modified mounting for the supporting ear on the base of the support;

Fig. 8` a sectional side view ot another type ofpen cap equipped with the attaching stud;

Fig. 9 a side View ofthe latter cap from a different angle;

Fig. 10 a longitudinal sectional View of a por'- `tion of a cap equipped with an attaching stud of further modiiied form; Y l

Figs. 11 and 12 are an end view and side view respectively of the stud shown in Fig. 10;

Fig. 13 a side view showing said stud mounted in a modied form of supporting member; and

Fig. 14 a plan view of said modified support`- ing member.

Referring to the iorm of the invention shown in Figs.` 1 to 4 inclusive, the pen support includes a base to rest upon a desk or table. The base comprises a lower or sub-base section 1 and an upper section 2, smaller in plan, secured to r 'the upper surface 'of the sub-base. Forward of the upper base section 2 the sub-base has a pencil-retaining groove 3. At its upper surface Vthe base section 2 is integrally formed with a flat, rigid ear 4 which projects upward and is inclined rearward. The base section 2 is formed of metal or otherV suitable material permitting the ear to be integrally formedv thereon ina convenient manner. The. ear has a straight central slot 5 extending downward from its upper edge.

\ The slotted earV f the invention will appear partly in section, of the d form of the 4 forms a support for the cap of the fountain pen,

(Cl. 1Z0-108) closure cap 6 of a fountain pen P. In general, said cap is of a standard form. It comprises a tubular barrel or bed closed at one end, as at '7, and having a it to lthe pen P n internal screw thread 8 to secure by engagement with a thread 9 60 on the barrel of the pen. Within the cap there is tted the usual inner tubular section V10 to enclose the nib of the pen. The cap is provided with the usual spring clip 11 to attach it to a pocket. At its'closed end the cap has me ans to 05 interlock with the slotted supporting ear 4 and support thecap in a position ,to serve as a convenient holder socket for the pen.

The attaching means for the cap comprises F a stud 12 formed with a round, flat abutmen portio tion 1 neck' portion 15 Said neck portion ha section preferably ext of the head. The ba threade threaded socket 1 Preferably the base and of the same diameter as The neck of the stud is propor snugly into the theV base and hea to rather snugly recei The stud maybe forme n or base 13, a round button-likehead por- 4 havingA a flat inner face, and a medial joining said base and head. s a straight elongated cross ending the full diameter se 13 is formed with a d shank 16 which is screwed into a 'I in the closed end of `the cap. head of the stud are the barrel of the cap.

tioned to t rather slot of the supporting ear,

d of the stud are spaced apart ve the `ear therebetween. d of hard rubber or other and suitable material customarily employed in fountain pen construction.

The cap may parking socket for the pen b the neck of the stud transversely 5. The elongated the slot yand holds that the pen may barrel in the cap. Whe porting ear the cap is into the be readily mounted to. form a y merely inserting slot form of the neck keys it in the cap against turning so be unscrewed by twisting its n mounted on the suprmly supported in an inclined upwardly opening vposition for convenient insertion of the nib end of the pen. The

interlocking engagement o the supporting ear holds against endwise of the neck in the slot retains upward displaceme When the user of the pen pen `from -the desk and c the barrel of the pen screw it into the cap and cap are readily de by a transverse` upward and rearwar free the attaching stud from the supporting ea n In Figs. 5 and 6 thereis show is twisted t n a modifie i the cap stud with the cap positively shiit,` and gravity and the iit the cap against nt from the supporting ear. desires to remove the arry the pen and cap and the assembled pen tached from the support d shirt to prises a button head 14, a round neck a and a threaded shank 16 formed directly on the neckV and screwed into the threaded socket 17 at the closed end of the cap. The neck is of greater diameter' than the threaded shank and it forms a shoulder to directly abut the end of the cap. This stud also is attachable to a supporting ear similar to the ear 4. The latter maybe formed with a wider slot to accommodate the neck 15a. In Fig. 7 there is shown a modified mounting for the supporting ear 4i. Here the upper base section 2 is omitted and the ear has a fiat in.- tegral base flange or foot 18 securedby screws or other means directly to the upper surface of the base 1.

Figs. 8 and 9 show the attaching stud mounted upon another well-known form of fountain pen cap. This cap includes a tubular barrel section 19 open at both ends. Atvthe stud end of the cap the barrel has an internal screw thread 20 into which is screwed a threaded tubular plug 2l to enclose the nib of the pen. At its outer end said plug has an attaching plug structure similar to that shown in Figs. lto. 4 inclusive and yincluding the base -flange'13, the button head 14 and the transversely elongated neck 15. The cap `has a clip 22 formed with-an attaching ring 23. The latter surrounds the tubular plug and is clamped -betweenthe base flange 13 of the stud and the adjacent end of the cap. Figs. 10,` 11 and 12 show a further. modied form of the attaching stud. V'This'stud includes a base `vor `abutment disk 24 also formed with the shank 16 which is screwed 'into the cap socket'fl'. VAt 'its outer face thedisk 24 is formed with a head 25 of at,iwedgelike form,

tapering'transversely of the disk andl lying entirely within' the diameter thereof'. The. head is of dovetail form in cross-section, it opposite converging sides being under-cut, as at 26. l

Toaccommodate the stud head V25 there is provided a supporting ear 27 of modied form, shown in Figs. 13 and 14. VAt its forward face the ear is formed with a slotor channel 28 open at itsupper end forinsertion of the head 25 .and tapering downward correspondingly to the taper of said head. The slot is-of` dovetail formin cross section, its opposite downwardly convergn ing sides being undercut, as at 29, to interflt with the dovetail headvand hold the latter in theslot.

While I have shown andl described my .invention as employed to support the closure cap of a fountain pen it may also be employed advantageously to support a socket for holding a pencil or like article.

What` I claim is:

1. A fountain pen support comprising a supporting member having a slot disposed in an in,- clined position and open at its upper end, a tubular closure cap'for the fountain pen, and attaching means carried by .the closed end `of said cap and comprising a head and a reduced portion or neck between said head and the closed end of the cap and-table into said slot through the open upper end thereof to lock the cap posin 'tively against endwise displacement and support it positively in a iifsedinclined position to serve as a sockettoreceive and support the fountain pen, said neck being ofelongated form in cross section to key it positively inthe slot and prevent turning of the supported cap.

2. A fountain pen support comprising .a supporting member having a slot formed with un' vder-cut sides, atubular closure cap for the founupwardly opening position for yporting the fountain pen.

tain pen, and a stud-like attaching projection carried by said cap at the closed end thereof and having undercut opposite sides extending crosswise of the closed end of the cap and interfitable with said under-cut sides of said slot to detachably support the cap in a position to receive and support the fountain pen.

3. A fountain pen support comprising a supporting member having a slot disposed in an inclined position and having downwardly converging under-cut sides, a tubular closure cap for the fountain pen, and an attaching projection carried by said cap at the closed end thereof and .of tapering wedge-like form crosswise of the cap end, the opposite converging sides of said projection being Vunder-cut to interrlt in said slot to detachably support the cap in an inclined receiving and sup- 4. A tubular closure cap for a fountain pen having a stud-like projection' at its closedend to attach the cap to a support, said projection beingof tapering wedge-like form crosswise of the closed end of the cap and having its opposite converging edges under-cut, for the purpose set forth.

5. A tubular closure cap for a fountain pen having a stud-like projection at its closed end to attach the cap to a support, said projection having straight opposite sides extending crosswise of the closed end of the cap and under-cut, for the purpose set forth.

6. A fountain pen support comprising a supporting member, a tubular closure cap for the fountain pen, and a slidably releasable interlocking supporting connection between the closed end of the cap and said supporting member to support the cap in an inclined upwardly opening position, hold it against endwise shift and permit it to be slid transversely free of the supporting member, said interlocking connection kbeing formed to lock the cap against rotation on the supporting member.

7. A fountain pen support comprising a supporting member having a base to rest on a desk, atubular closure cap for the fountain pen having an internal screw thread to screw on an external threadon the fountain pen, and a slidably releasable interlocking supporting connection between the closed end of the cap and said supportingvmember to support the cap positively in a fixed inclined upwardly opening position, hold it positively against endwise shift and permit it to beshifted transversely free of the supporting member, said supporting connection being formed to lock the cap positively against rotation on the supporting member for screwing and unscrewing the fountain pen in the supported cap.

8. A fountain pen' support comprising a base, an upwardly projecting forked member supported by the base in an inclined plane andv defining an inclined slot opening at' its upper end; a tubular closure cap for a fountain pen having a rigid stud projectingy longitudinally from its closed'end and forming a head portion and a neck portion, said neck portionl being slidably iittable downward into said slot through the upper end of the latter and the stud having shoulders at opposite ends of said neck portion engageable with the opposite faces of the forked member at opposite sides of the slot to hold the cap in an inclined; position and positively lock it against endwise displacement on thel forked member, the cap being removable from the forked member by sliding it transversely upward along the slot.

9. A fountain pen support comprising a base; guide means supported by said base in an inclined plane and opening at one end; a tubular closure cap for a fountain pen; and an attaching stud carried by the closed end of said cap to intert said guide means and formed to shift along said guide means and to interlock therewith to support the cap in an inclined position substantially at a right angle to the plane of the guide means and lock the cap positively against endwise Withdrawal from the guide means, the cap being removable from the guide means by moving it transversely to shift the attaching stud along the guide means and through the open end of the latter.

10. A fountain pen support comprising a base; guide means supported by said base in an inclined position and opening at its upper end; a tubular closure cap for a fountain pen; an attaching stud carried by the closed end of said cap to intert said guide means and formed to shift therealong and interlock therewith to support the cap in an inclined position substantially at a right angle to the guide means and positively lock it against endwise withdrawal from the guide means, the cap being removable from the guide means by moving it transversely upward to shift said stud upward through the upper end of the guide means.

11. A fountain pen support comprising a supporting member, a tubular closure cap for the pen, and a slidably releasable interlocking supporting connection between the closed end of said cap and said supporting member to support the cap positively at an inclination, lock it positively against endwise shift and permit it to be slid transversely in one direction free ofthe supporting member.

l2. A fountain pen support comprising a base; a tubular closure cap for the pen; and an interlocking supporting connection between said cap and base comprising an attaching stud Y on the closed end of the cap and forming a head and a transversely reduced neck portion, and a cap-holding device supported by the base and having a keeper recess to receive said stud neck to hold the cap in an inclined position and positively lock it against endwise displacement on the supporting device, said keeper recess opening in one direction transversely of the supported cap to render the latter removable by shifting it transversely on the holding device.

LAWRENCE GRIFFITH. 

